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Brewed by Dieu du Ciel
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Montreal, Canada

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 690   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.86   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 315   ABV: 10.5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Strong brown ale inspired by the beer brewed by Belgian Trappist monks. Very little bitterness, this beer has intense malty and sweet flavours, mixed with the taste of chocolate and caramel. It presents complex red fruit and spice flavours due to the type of yeast that is used during the brewing process. This beer is at its best only after it has aged for six months. The Rigor Mortis are complex beers designed and brewed with patience and care in the tradition of the great Belgian Abbey beers.

Rigor Mortis Abt is brewed only once a year, and is sold in April until stocks last.


most recent ratings

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
thebhoy (59) - Ontario, CANADA - APR 25, 2013
Wonderful beer from DDC, bottle at Milos’. Wonderfully complex in both aroma and taste--dark, darker than a typical Abt but with all the great characteristics of the best Quads. Not quite on the level of a Rochefort 10 or a Westvleteren 12, but not all that far behind, in my books.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
jackl (2827) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - APR 15, 2013
Bottle @ The Kernel. Cheers to Scopey for bringing this along. The pour’s deep brown with a small tan head. The aroma’s plum, dark forest fruits. Some chocolate. Toffee. Boozy raisin cake. The taste is more of the same. Syrupy sweetness. Plenty of dark fruits. Light candi sugar. Bubble gum. Robust hot finish. Full body, oily. Overall, a decent cold weather beer!

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
bunget (325) - Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - APR 12, 2013
341ml bottle. Hazy ruby-brown body, small cappuccino head with good retention. Aroma of yeast, lemon, raisins, herbal hops, sour cherry and lightly grains. Taste of yeast, brown sugar, cinnamon, raisins and a mix of dried dark berries, a touch of hop bitterness, plenty of alcohol. Lots of sedimentation. A tad oily.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
adamjackson (1316) - Canaan, New Hampshire, USA - APR 9, 2013
Poured a cloudy bright orange. 2 finger white head. Smell is loaded with caramel, candied sugar, dark fruits and a hint of citrus. Wow. sweet, spicy and warming. ABV is nicely hidden, great citrus taste, lovely yeasty finish.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Bière-Luc (358) - Montréal, Quebec, CANADA - APR 5, 2013
Cuivrée foncée avec des reflets rubis et un col de mousse abondant sans persistance. Nez de caramel chaud et de levures belges. Plus amère que dans mes souvenirs avec un arrière goût de sucre cuit. Profil très «scotch ale». Je persiste à croire que cette bière est née pour vieillir un peu...

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Scopey (3380) - Croydon, Greater London, ENGLAND - APR 5, 2013
2-year old bottle shared at The Kernel. It pours deep cloudy brown with a bubbly beige head. The nose is earth, dark fruit, raisin, candy sugar, caramel, toffee, chocolate and spice. The taste is toast, earth, spice, dark fruit, alcohol warmth, candy sugar, wood, cherry and umami aspect with a dry, lightly spiced finish. Full body, moderate carbonation and oily mouth-feel. Good depth of flavour. Nice take on the quad.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
shrubber85 (6047) - Greenville, Indiana, USA - APR 4, 2013
Bottle. Prune and chocolate/caramel malt aroma. Cloudy brown with small head. Very sweet raisin, brown sugar/caramel malt and moderately bitter herbal hops flavor. Nice.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
Patrickctenchi (1837) - columbus, Indiana, USA - MAR 31, 2013
Pours murky, wood-brown with a slight, off-white head. Scent is chocolate, plums, yeast. Taste is sweet chocolate, fruit, caramel, sugar. A slight bit of alcohol bitter. Very smooth...woody. Very good.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Bretteux (118) - Ste-Julie, Quebec, CANADA - MAR 30, 2013
Le liquide est brun-cuivré opaque,le col est comme de la houle avec son anneau de dentelle.Au nez, les levures belges sont très présentes et ses sucres résiduels aussi.Au goût,le liquide est huileux avec une douceur bien mise et une saveur boisé et caramélisé.En final,une chaleur alcoolisé que l’on sent bien descendre.Une abt des plus réussi !

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
PhillyCraft (2119) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - MAR 26, 2013
12oz Bottle, poured cloudy brown with barely a head and not much lacing worth noting. Aromas are in your face brown sugar, plum, bourbon and cherry malt. Taste was much of the same with lots of dark fruit and robust roast working together. Light carbonation with a medium to fuller body. Dieu du Ciel doesn’t make many bad beers. 3.8


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